A player or team official who spits anywhere in the rink during the game will be penalised under IIHF Rule 168 Unsportsmanlike Conduct iii Misconduct (10’). Any second offence of spitting in the same game by the same player will be penalised under IIHF Rule 162 Spitting with a Match (25’) penalty and Automatic Suspension.
A player or team official deliberately transmitting bodily fluids, such as clearing of the nostrils, will be penalised under IIHF Rule 162 Spitting with a Match (25’) penalty and Automatic Suspension.
A player or team official who, outside of normal gameplay, encroaches on and remains in an official’s personal social distancing space of 1.5 meters will be penalised under IIHF Rule 116 Abuse of Officials iii Misconduct (10’).
